Design Considerations for Human Oversight of AI: Insights from Co-Design Workshops and Work Design Theory

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Autori principali: Faas, Cedric, Kerstan, Sophie, Uth, Richard, Langer, Markus, Feit, Anna Maria
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author Faas, Cedric
Kerstan, Sophie
Uth, Richard
Langer, Markus
Feit, Anna Maria
author_facet Faas, Cedric
Kerstan, Sophie
Uth, Richard
Langer, Markus
Feit, Anna Maria
contents As AI systems become increasingly capable and autonomous, domain experts' roles are shifting from performing tasks themselves to overseeing AI-generated outputs. Such oversight is critical, as undetected errors can have serious consequences or undermine the benefits of AI. Effective oversight, however, depends not only on detecting and correcting AI errors but also on the motivation and engagement of the oversight personnel and the meaningfulness they see in their work. Yet little is known about how domain experts approach and experience the oversight task and what should be considered to design effective and motivational interfaces that support human oversight. To address these questions, we conducted four co-design workshops with domain experts from psychology and computer science. We asked them to first oversee an AI-based grading system, and then discuss their experiences and needs during oversight. Finally, they collaboratively prototyped interfaces that could support them in their oversight task. Our thematic analysis revealed four key user requirements: understanding tasks and responsibilities, gaining insight into the AI's decision-making, contributing meaningfully to the process, and collaborating with peers and the AI. We integrated these empirical insights with the SMART model of work design to develop a generalizable framework of twelve design considerations. Our framework links interface characteristics and user requirements to the psychological processes underlying effective and satisfying work. Being grounded in work design theory, we expect these considerations to be applicable across domains and discuss how they extend existing guidelines for human-AI interaction and theoretical frameworks for effective human oversight by providing concrete guidance on the design of engaging and meaningful interfaces that support human oversight of AI systems.
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spellingShingle Design Considerations for Human Oversight of AI: Insights from Co-Design Workshops and Work Design Theory
Faas, Cedric
Kerstan, Sophie
Uth, Richard
Langer, Markus
Feit, Anna Maria
Human-Computer Interaction
As AI systems become increasingly capable and autonomous, domain experts' roles are shifting from performing tasks themselves to overseeing AI-generated outputs. Such oversight is critical, as undetected errors can have serious consequences or undermine the benefits of AI. Effective oversight, however, depends not only on detecting and correcting AI errors but also on the motivation and engagement of the oversight personnel and the meaningfulness they see in their work. Yet little is known about how domain experts approach and experience the oversight task and what should be considered to design effective and motivational interfaces that support human oversight. To address these questions, we conducted four co-design workshops with domain experts from psychology and computer science. We asked them to first oversee an AI-based grading system, and then discuss their experiences and needs during oversight. Finally, they collaboratively prototyped interfaces that could support them in their oversight task. Our thematic analysis revealed four key user requirements: understanding tasks and responsibilities, gaining insight into the AI's decision-making, contributing meaningfully to the process, and collaborating with peers and the AI. We integrated these empirical insights with the SMART model of work design to develop a generalizable framework of twelve design considerations. Our framework links interface characteristics and user requirements to the psychological processes underlying effective and satisfying work. Being grounded in work design theory, we expect these considerations to be applicable across domains and discuss how they extend existing guidelines for human-AI interaction and theoretical frameworks for effective human oversight by providing concrete guidance on the design of engaging and meaningful interfaces that support human oversight of AI systems.
title Design Considerations for Human Oversight of AI: Insights from Co-Design Workshops and Work Design Theory
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19512